Literary Library

George Saunders

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1958 - American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books and novels and journalist and professorAuthor of "Lincoln ...
Abraham Lincoln American History American South Booker Prize Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Civil War Essayist Essays Journalism Journalist Lincoln Novel Novelist Novella PEN/Hemingway Award Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University

Jan Brett

by Angela Beck
December 1, 1949 - American author and illustrator of children's booksAuthor of "The Mitten", "The Three Snow Bears" and "Gingerbread Friends"Clic...
Author Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Illustrator

Jon Klassen

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1981 - Canadian animator and writer & illustrator of children's booksAuthor of "Extra Yarn" (for which he won a Caldecott Honor i...
Animator Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Canada Canadian Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Illustrator Kate Greenaway Medal

Elmer Hader

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1889 - September 7, 1973American children's book illustratorIllustrated more than 70 books with his wife Berta including Cock-a-doodl...
Berta Hader Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator

Alexandra Day

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1941 - American author of children's booksAuthor of "Good Dog, Carl", "Carl's Christmas" and "Carl's BirthdayBorn Sandra Louise Woodward
Author Birthday Carl Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Dog Dogs

Tony Diterlizzi

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1969 - American fantasy artist, children's book author and illustrator and film producerAuthor and/or illustrator of "The Spider and ...
Art Artist Arts Author Caldecott Caldecott Honor Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Fantasy Film Film Producer Filmmaker Illustrator Producer

Max Trell

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1900 - February 3, 1996American children's story writer, cartoonist and screenwriterScreenwriter of "Sixteen Fathoms Deep", "Just This...
Cartoonist Cartoons Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Dashiell Hammett Film Filmmaker Newspaper Newspapers Prince Valiant Screenplay Screenwriter

Deloris Jordan

by Angela Beck
September 6, 1941 -African-American children's book authorAuthor of "Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream", "Did I Tell You Tha...
African American Athlete Athletes Athletics Basketball Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Michael Jordan NBA Sports

Roxie Munro

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1945 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of more than 40 books including "Inside-Outside Dinosaurs", "Ecomazes: 12...
Author Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator

Paul Fleishman

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1952 - American playwright and author of children's books Author of "Graven Images" (for which he won a Newbery Honor in 1983), "Joyfu...
Author Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author National Book Award Newbery Newbery Honor Newbery Medal Play Plays Playwright

Syd Hoff

by Angela Beck
September 4, 1912 - May 12, 2004Jewish-American children's book and adult author and cartoonistAuthor of over 100 children's and adult books includ...
Author Cartoonist Cartoons Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Jewish Jewish-American

Aliki

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1929 - American children's book author and illustratorAuthor of "My Five Senses", "Fossils Tell of Long Ago" and "How a Book is Made"B...
Author Book Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Fossils Illustrator